LOTOJA 2008

09:41

Great times gents! 9th place ain't bad! I mean, no thanks to my tumble.. bah. But, honestly the weekend was bitchin and I think we've just about all uttered "yes, lets do that again next year" ..now if we can only talk some sense into Shep...

Thanks to all you guys for making the weekend memorable, and hey, thanks to Boyd, I even got to stay an extra night!

Here are a few snaps from the trip:

July 10th

So, today I went up Emigration (which is the ride I do all too often) This time, I met my friend Mark up there and we hit the road at 6:30am. Mark was perfect since he's faster and more experienced- so he dragged me up that hill much faster than I'd ever done it before. We we're up and back in an 1:15. (including our quick rest at the top).

The last steeper ascent was when we really we're letting it all go.. it made me lose what meager things were in my stomach. I will be doing some more interval training next week for sure!


So, cheers to riding with guys that kick my butt. Here's Mark driving away in his stage-3 turbo S4 wagon.. wait, a car in a bike blog? Rich must be posting. :)

Tomorrow I'm taking it easy, and Saturday will see if I can finish the Porcupine Hill Climb with Shep. Pray for me.

Where's your head at?

Allright, bras. 'Sup? So I think we should have 3 categories of posts that will relate to necessary motivation we need to be ready to kick some Lotoja arse come September...

They are:
1. Blog your training rides--distance, time, elevation climbed, girls Richard rode with, calories burned, heart rate average, time spent in the blurry-eyed zone with Boyd and Shep, etc.

2. Blog about nutrition--what things you like to keep hydrated and fueled, related articles, nutrition off the bike, ice cream disasters, fake Dr. input from Coach Scott.

3. Blog about bikes--parts, pieces, pics, weight weenie info, fashion, chamois cream test runs, etc.